Nude Walking with Cupid

1860s-1870s

William P. Babcock

Associated Names
William Perkins Babcock

Artist, American, 1826 - 1899

The image depicts two figures. One figure is standing and holding flowers with their left hand, while their right arm is extended downward. The figure has softly drawn facial features, gentle eyes, long, wavy hair partially covered by a headscarf or hood, and is draped with fabric from the waist down. Beside them, on the left side, is a smaller figure, likely a child or a winged cherub, shown in mid-step with wings and a gentle expression. The background includes loosely sketched foliage and trees.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Brodney Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1951; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 40, no. 283.

Inscriptions

lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: "A Nude with Cupid" Standing / TL 7669.161 W.P. Babcock

Wikidata ID

Q64639009

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